LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[JacinLarkwell]

Good question! I don't know much about chicken genetics but perhaps it's a different gene?

I think it's like how pea and blue are close together. I know pea comb tends to have smaller wattles, bit it's not automatic.

 

[fluffycrow]

I think it's like how pea and blue are close together. I know pea comb tends to have smaller wattles, bit it's not automatic.

Yeah that makes sense. Sometimes the gene might not affect the wattles at all. Because I've seen some brahma males with some HUGE wattles, so yeah I don't know

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yeah that makes sense. Sometimes the gene might not affect the wattles at all. Because I've seen some brahma males with some HUGE wattles, so yeah I don't know

I think it's another thing you just have to watch while breeding.

 

[fluffycrow]

I think it's another thing you just have to watch while breeding.

That makes sense. Most of those males were lower quality, so yeah that definitely plays a role

 

[Canadian Wind]

That makes sense. Most of those males were lower quality, so yeah that definitely plays a role

So, were those pics of chicks you were considering purchasing?

 

[fluffycrow]

So, were those pics of chicks you were considering purchasing?

No, no they're random full grown males that came up on the Web. The brahmas I have photos of have only one fault, and it's that some of the birds have vulture hocks, or at least what seems to be vulture hocks

 

[Canadian Wind]

No, no they're random full grown males that came up on the Web. The brahmas I have photos of have only one fault, and it's that some of the birds have vulture hocks, or at least what seems to be vulture hocks

Being too lazy to look it up. What are vulture hocks?

 

[fluffycrow]

Being too lazy to look it up. What are vulture hocks?

They're the big tufts of feathers present in the hocks. D'uccles have them

 

[Canadian Wind]

They're the big tufts of feathers present in the hocks. D'uccles have them

You're going to make me look this up... >.>

 

[fluffycrow]

You're going to make me look this up... >.>

I mean I can look it up for you and share some pictures off the Web if you'd like?